A week ago Tuesday we had a family get together. I had an uncle and aunt visiting from Colorado and it was my niece's birthday so we all got together. Before dinner all the kids played with bubbles in the backyard. Jacob was feeling fine.
After we started eating we started to talk about how Jake choked and had to have the hymlick about a year earlier. Just then Jacob ran into the house and started throwing up in the bathroom. Jacob isn't the best thrower upper, it's more like spitting up. So I was a little annoyed with him. (I know what a horrible mother.) He didn't eat anything else that night but continued to play just not at his normal vitality. The next morning he told me he didn't feel good, his stomach really hurt, and he didn't think he should go to school because he would throw up whenever he ate. Well I made him drink some juice and sent him to school. (Yes, once again horrible.) I honestly thought he was trying to get attention or get out of going to school. Well as I was leaving the gym the health clerk at school called to tell me Jake was in the office. She had taken his temp. and he didn't have a fever. While we were on the phone she asked what he had had for breakfast. She decided he must just be hungry since he hadn't eaten anything. She gave him an apple and sent him back to class. By the time I got home from the gym and had jumped into the shower I had missed the call back from the nurse that Jake had tried to eat the apple and had run out of the classroom to throw it up. Needless to say I went and picked him up from school. By the time I got him home he was starting to feel weak and was a little pale. So at that point I started taking him seriously. (I know how stupid I am.) I called the doctor's office and talked to a nurse. After ruling our food poisoning and the flu she decided he needed to be seen by a doctor but our pediatrion was not avaiable. She found another doctor at a different office that could she him later that day. I took him to the appointment by this time he is throwing up almost nonstop and was really getting weak and pale. Well the doctor comes in to see him and tells me it is the flu-its going around. (I know I have been dumb in the last several hours but I know this isn't the flu) She perscribes some medicine to help him stop thowing up. Annoyed that the doctor doesn't believe me Jake and I start to leave. We only make it back out to the waiting room before Jake can't walk anymore and had to lay down on the couch. Another nurse came out to get her patient and see Jake and comes to ask if we have been seen because she will take us in right now and get a doctor if we need it. That is how bad Jake looks at this point-AS WHITE AS A GHOST, VERY WEAK ,BUT NO BLUE LIPS AND STILL BREATHING. Long story short we get the medicine he "needs" and start walking to the car. Jacob is still throwing up all the while. We get back in the car. I handed the bowl to Jake and went to get into my side of the car so I could drive home. Jacob started vomiting this time with a lot of force and before we made it out of the parking lot finally throw up the meat into the bowl. Yes it took me 25 hour to figure out that I should have just done the hymlic and gotten the stuck food out myself. Sorry Jake. At least I was in good company 2 doctors -the ped,. and my uncle a retired doctor, a fireman -(my brother) and two law enforcemen officers -Colby and another brother all didn't notice that he was choking for real.
He is what the rest of us were doing as Jake is choking in the bathroom. Siena blowing out the candles (with a little help from cousin Mat)
Cousin Drew showing Siena how her dress ups work.
Siena opening up gifts. I know there's some red eye but you can still get the picture of how excited we were to open the presents.
After we started eating we started to talk about how Jake choked and had to have the hymlick about a year earlier. Just then Jacob ran into the house and started throwing up in the bathroom. Jacob isn't the best thrower upper, it's more like spitting up. So I was a little annoyed with him. (I know what a horrible mother.) He didn't eat anything else that night but continued to play just not at his normal vitality. The next morning he told me he didn't feel good, his stomach really hurt, and he didn't think he should go to school because he would throw up whenever he ate. Well I made him drink some juice and sent him to school. (Yes, once again horrible.) I honestly thought he was trying to get attention or get out of going to school. Well as I was leaving the gym the health clerk at school called to tell me Jake was in the office. She had taken his temp. and he didn't have a fever. While we were on the phone she asked what he had had for breakfast. She decided he must just be hungry since he hadn't eaten anything. She gave him an apple and sent him back to class. By the time I got home from the gym and had jumped into the shower I had missed the call back from the nurse that Jake had tried to eat the apple and had run out of the classroom to throw it up. Needless to say I went and picked him up from school. By the time I got him home he was starting to feel weak and was a little pale. So at that point I started taking him seriously. (I know how stupid I am.) I called the doctor's office and talked to a nurse. After ruling our food poisoning and the flu she decided he needed to be seen by a doctor but our pediatrion was not avaiable. She found another doctor at a different office that could she him later that day. I took him to the appointment by this time he is throwing up almost nonstop and was really getting weak and pale. Well the doctor comes in to see him and tells me it is the flu-its going around. (I know I have been dumb in the last several hours but I know this isn't the flu) She perscribes some medicine to help him stop thowing up. Annoyed that the doctor doesn't believe me Jake and I start to leave. We only make it back out to the waiting room before Jake can't walk anymore and had to lay down on the couch. Another nurse came out to get her patient and see Jake and comes to ask if we have been seen because she will take us in right now and get a doctor if we need it. That is how bad Jake looks at this point-AS WHITE AS A GHOST, VERY WEAK ,BUT NO BLUE LIPS AND STILL BREATHING. Long story short we get the medicine he "needs" and start walking to the car. Jacob is still throwing up all the while. We get back in the car. I handed the bowl to Jake and went to get into my side of the car so I could drive home. Jacob started vomiting this time with a lot of force and before we made it out of the parking lot finally throw up the meat into the bowl. Yes it took me 25 hour to figure out that I should have just done the hymlic and gotten the stuck food out myself. Sorry Jake. At least I was in good company 2 doctors -the ped,. and my uncle a retired doctor, a fireman -(my brother) and two law enforcemen officers -Colby and another brother all didn't notice that he was choking for real.
He is what the rest of us were doing as Jake is choking in the bathroom. Siena blowing out the candles (with a little help from cousin Mat)
Cousin Drew showing Siena how her dress ups work.
Siena opening up gifts. I know there's some red eye but you can still get the picture of how excited we were to open the presents.
3 comments:
Wendy, with all the chaos of family parties I had no idea what was up with Jacob. It all just goes to show that moms really do know best. You know your kid better then any Dr. will---too bad we can't all have medical degrees...then we'd be set.
That is the weirdest thing. I had no idea that you could be choking for that long. I'm glad he's ok and that he was able to cough up the obstruction.
Oh Man!! That stinks!! I hate it when Ammon chokes! he throws up everything!! But I am also glad that it didn't last long! Did Uncle Bill and Aunt Shirley come to see you guys? I miss them!! There soo cool! Glad they were all there to help! Love you guys!
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